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My best friend has passed....
Opticaleye
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Last nite my dog of 13 years passed on.
My wife and i got him when he was 6 weeks old.
Today is going to be an emotional rollercoaster for both of us.His name was Helmet and he was the best dog ive ever had.I will miss him for a long time to come.This was my wife's 1st dog so it is a even heavier burden for her today.I knew this day was coming soon i just didnt expect it right now.
I just really dont know what to do it is a complete shock.The last few days he had been very agitated and would not lay down.
I took him to the local pet crematorium so that i receive his remains.But im just a real emotional basketcase at this point and my house just isnt the same without him.I wont hear him scratching at the back door to come in and he wont be licking my hand anymore.I would lay down on my couch and he would come and put his head on my chest.He was the single best dog i have ever had.
I think im more emotional over this than any person dying that ive known.Thanx for listening i just needed to put my thoughts somewhere.
My wife and i got him when he was 6 weeks old.
Today is going to be an emotional rollercoaster for both of us.His name was Helmet and he was the best dog ive ever had.I will miss him for a long time to come.This was my wife's 1st dog so it is a even heavier burden for her today.I knew this day was coming soon i just didnt expect it right now.
I just really dont know what to do it is a complete shock.The last few days he had been very agitated and would not lay down.
I took him to the local pet crematorium so that i receive his remains.But im just a real emotional basketcase at this point and my house just isnt the same without him.I wont hear him scratching at the back door to come in and he wont be licking my hand anymore.I would lay down on my couch and he would come and put his head on my chest.He was the single best dog i have ever had.
I think im more emotional over this than any person dying that ive known.Thanx for listening i just needed to put my thoughts somewhere.
What is your physical limit?
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I sleep with a pillow under my gun.
So far today ive caught myself crying at least 3 times.Ive really pampered him in the past year or so as much as i could.There were some nights when he was eating steak and others he was having ground beef for dinner.
But they say time heals all wounds so im just trying to get through today.
What is your physical limit?
I feel your pain. We lost our first dog about 6 months ago. Fluffy, a sweet smart and very friendly mini poodle. He was the best lil doggie ever. He lived almost 14 years and died of canine lymphoma.
My suggestion to you is to get another little dog. It won't be the same but it will take away the pain and emptiness. We had fluffy creamated and put a little picture of him on his ash filled container (earn??)
Little Simba is a black poodle and has similar qualities we liked in fluffy. We always remember him but have a wonderful new puppy who fills our empty hearts.
That really sucks ass. I've only had my dog for 10 months and it would wreck me if he died.
Make a difference!
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
I have a large collection of aging pets, im due huge amounts of misery in a few years to come.
I'm not looking forward to it.
Just think he lived a happy life, a live anyone would like to have, and that he died knowing he fullfilled his objective in live- love and be loved...
God, I'm getting emotional...
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Get a new dog.
You will never forget the old dog. But the new one will be funny. And you will always compare it to the old dog, since the new doggy would do all type of stupid stuff the older dog wasn't doing.
But the new dog will put a smile on your face...
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I'm really sorry for you.
I once had a dog who was the same age as me, 2 month difference or something like that and he died when I was like 12 I think. It was one of the worst days of my life, cause I've grown up with that dog.
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your best friend? Geez you need to go out more.
I have the esact opposite problem, our dog wont die
Just bloody sheds hair and slobbers and makes everything a bloody mess and tries to eat all the food and barks and annoying!
The vets said when she was a puppy she had a heart problem and wont live till 1 but shes bloody 6 years old and they said shes still healthy and perfect. FFS.
Good thing tho st bernards only live till 6-8. only 2 more years
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My dog died a while back, he was "13" for 5 years. Big fat blob of a golden retriever, I was very upset when he passed, but we had another golden retriever puppy to take our minds off of his passing. Now we have a cat and a blue heeler.
best word of advice for you is just to get another dog as to take your mind off of your old one, without forgetting it.
sorry mate
Dogs are probably the most loving creature on Earth and so innocent. 90% of people that have a dog probably considers it their best friend. (next to a sibling close in age with them)
Anyways, loosing a pet is hard man, hell for me, I get more emotional when one of my pets have died, than I do an actuall family member passing away, such as my great grandad. I think the reason for that is, with pets you can "love" them more. You can hold them and play with them and rub them and wrestle with them if its a dog, all that stuff. I dunno I guess you become more intouch with them in some areas.
My advice is to do what you gotta do man, cry if you have to, you just gotta get those emotions out of your system. See how you feel after a few weeks or a month or so, and use your feelings and emotions to judge if you should get a new pet or not. Dont just jump the gun though or dismiss getting another pet. Remember you arent looking to replace the pet that passed away, youre just looking for a new friend.
"There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
Boba Fett
The mood around the house today was somber and reflective.My wife and i talked of the things we remember best about him.Ive got some good pictures of him recently and some older pics as well.I think AFTER the holidays i will make a collage of photos of him and hang them up in a prominent place in my home.
The person who will miss him the most though is my mother inlaw.She lives with us in a basement apartment we had built for her.In recent years she and him had really become pals.On rainy days he would spend all day inside with her.She would feed him and give him treats he liked but they were really peas in a pod.Both nervous and uptight and jumpy at every little sound.
If you cant understand an emotional attachment to a dog or ANY pet then i feel sorry for you.It is 1 aspect of my life i will never regret.I treasured every moment i had with him.If your waiting for the animal to die then just give them to someone who cares.
So do me a favor if your catholic or not and say a little prayer for my buddy Helmet to the patron saint of animals:St.Francis of Assisi.I would appreciate it and i know my family would too.
What really sux though is about right now he would be scratchin at the back door to be let in.
What is your physical limit?
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Are you saying that you can't take care and love a new puppy like your old dog? If you don't have that kind of love, why don't you just stuff your dog? I'm telling you man. You can mourn, but don't spend your life mourning. Get a new pet and start all over. I'm sure you it would make you happy. Things die and we need to move on. Spread your love for your old dog to a new puppy and that would surelly fill your heart as it grows.
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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*Notice: The views expressed in this post are solely those of the author... got sick of holding backspace.
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I got my cat when i was 1year old and its 15Years old right now its probley ganna die soon
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seems so distant now. He was 10 years old and had arthritis in his paws
for the past few years. I remember when he was a puppy and I was 6
years old I would put a blanket over my body and he would try digging
me out of it. :P He used to go everywhere with us when we would go
hiking, swimming or camping.
One of my best memories of him was him chasing ducks in a river in
Oregon, and everytime they flew away he would swim after them. They
would fly just over the water as if antogonizing him haha.
I'm sorry you lost your dog. But it felt nice to think back on my own
dog, it brought back some memories. Hopefully in a few months you will
be able to look back and relive the memories.
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